Sunday, May 2, 2010

The Crew at Golden Pines

I realized its been a few weeks since I posted anything about our "core-group" of pups here at Golden Pines. So, I thought I'd post a couple of pictures that I've taken this week and just say that everyone is really doing well and are healthy (knock-on-wood). For the pictures I'll just tell you whose-who and let them speak for themselves.

For my gardening readers, at the end of the post is a picture of my clematis that was the first thing I planted when we moved to the country just over 2 years ago. Until today, it has never bloomed.

~~Left to right, Rudi, Hamlet, Josh, Charlie, Maguire and Sheba~~

WendySammyBall obsessed foster boy PatchI really love clematis! But I had a hard time finding the right spot to plant one at our last house because they like "cool feet and hot sun." I have always had the hot sun and no shade, until now. This one gets full sun, and its feet are kept cool.

The gang looks great !You can tell they all know they are loved, and so well-behaved around each other, I might add.You are a special couple, giving your all, to those 'goldies' you make my heart smile :)The clematis is gorgeous, it must be happy where it is planted, sometimes they take a few years to bloom.Thanks for sharing your pictures with us.

Loved reading your posts and learning that Hamlet and the rest of the Goldens are doing well. Laughed over your mouse and bug posts. Hope the stink bugs are leaving you alone. Maybe there is some kind of screening for the fireplace opening? Lovely flowers. That is a great photo of the group on the porch!

The dogs on the porch is a great pic! This might seem a funny thing to say, but I love old dog "eyebrows"! They give our pups such character in certain light. Gwen, as a retriever, has really developed them and I think it's quite dignified (even for a lady). :)

The clematis looks great! The first house I owned in Missoula was loaded with them. Just a tip (and I don't know if this would work the same in your climate) I let them grow wild the first two years I lived in that house - never cutting them back. They grew, and bloomed, exponentially!

THANKS everyone for your thoughts! We are really lucky in that all the dogs do get along. They do have their moments, but dog fights are very rare. It helps that they get lots of excercise and are older dogs.

A Little About Me...

In 2007 my dream of living in the country and sharing it with senior Golden Retrievers came true when we moved to a small town in Northern Virginia into a home that would become 'Golden Pines.' Our lives are now filled with more rescued Golden Retrievers than I'll admit to, a Wheaten Terrier, a lively little Scottie, a black lab and a very tolerant cat. This blog chronicles snippets of a life in the country that has truly 'gone to the dogs!'